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Paneer (cottage cheese) do pyaza

Servings: 4
Preparation time: 5 minutes.
Frying time: 17 minutes.
Total time: 22 minutes.

Give your family the power of protein. Paneer is loaded with protein which helps in building strong muscles. ‘Paneer do pyaza’ is good for summer also, due to rich quantity of onion present in it, which have amazing cooling properties …

Enjoy the soft and delicious paneer…

Ingredients:

Paneer (cottage cheese):250 gm
Onion: 400 gm.
Tomato: 100 gm
Garlic: 1 pod
Ginger: 3’ piece
Kasuri methi: 2 teaspoon
Chilli powder: 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder: half teaspoon
Coriander powder: 1 teaspoon
Garam masala powder: half teaspoon
Cumin: 1 teaspoon
Mustard Oil/any cooking oil: 4 tablespoon
Salt: one and half teaspoon (as per taste)

Preparation:

Cut the paneer into big chunks, keep aside.
Chop 1 onion into slices longitudinally and 1 onion into 8 pieces, then separate their leaves as shown in photo.
Chop garlic, ginger green chilli and tomato longitudinally, keep aside.

Method:

Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a fry pan, add separated leaves of onion saute on high flame for couple of minutes, and add green chilli stir fry for twenty seconds, take it out and keep side.
Heat remaining oil in a fry pan, add sliced onion saute on high flame for couple of minutes, and add chopped garlic and ginger stir fry.
Add chopped tomato, chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt continue to fry for couple of minutes or until liquid dries up; crushed kasuri methy with your both palm and add; stir fry for couple of minutes, add ¼ cup of water so that all ingredients get mixed homogeneously, cook for couple of minutes to get messy appearance.
Now add paneer; stir fry for couple of minutes; add fried leaf of onion and green chilli; cook for couple of minutes on medium flame, add Garam masala powder ‘Paneer (cottage cheese) do pyaza’ is ready to be served.
Transfer into serving bowl and decorate with green coriander leaves. Serve with roti, paratha or as a side dish.